Opposition unhappy with Shinde’s reply

The Centre told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had been initiated into the Assam violence.

Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde’s reply to a debate on the recent violence didn’t pacify the Opposition, which felt this was an insignificant addition to Wednesday’s statement in the Lok Sabha, during which he had mentioned stepped-up vigil by the security forces, including the Army, and rehabilitation measures for the displaced, as the core focus areas for the government to contain and redress the endemic violence in three districts of Assam.

“What kind of a reply is this? Why are you wasting the House’s time?” Samajwadi Party’s Kiranmoy Nanda was heard exclaiming.

Against an unrelenting Opposition, Mr. Shinde said, “I have instructed the Army to be on the alert. What else do you want?” He also mentioned the measures taken by the government to provide relief and rehabilitation.

The debate was initiated by Mr. Jaitley, who was joined by his party’s Ravi Shankar Prasad in accusing the government of pursuing ‘vote bank’ politics, which had led to the violence in Kokrajhar and two other districts of Assam, and urging that this approach be reviewed.

“If you adopt the original line of Gopinath Bordoloi [Assam’s first Chief Minister] who wanted the cultural and linguistic identity of the North-East to be maintained, India will be safe in your hands. But if you adopt vote bank politics, I don’t think this region is safe in your hands,” said Mr. Jaitley.

“The Congress leadership, at the time of Partition, was fully conscious of the North-East, and rightly so, that its identity has to be maintained.

“Unfortunately, somewhere post-Independence, the line that the Congress took before Partition was altered by the subsequent people in the party.”

BJP has many a times claimed CBI is under the arms of Congress High Command what happened to that stand? Why are they so confused !

from:
Arthy

Posted on: Aug 10, 2012 at 00:41 IST

If the government is really concern in solving the problems, they should have solved it. It is just trying make an issue for more discussion. what is more concern is children and women who are in relief camp. the life is genuinely challenging.

from:
Prakash kispotta

Posted on: Aug 9, 2012 at 22:01 IST

Th reference to Gopinath Bordoloi as the former BJP leader is little short of fun! He was the first chief minister of Assam after independence from Congress. A correction will be highly welcomed.

from:
arun saikia

Posted on: Aug 9, 2012 at 21:02 IST

Gopinath Bordoloi is the first CM of Assam and he was from Congress,not from BJP.Did not expect The Hindu to make such a silly mistake..